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About Nichetpur Village

Nichetpur is a mid sized village in Baliapur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 404 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nichetpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichetpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baliapur
Pincode 828201
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 404
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nichetpur compares

By the 2011 count Nichetpur is the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nichetpur

The census records public bus service for Nichetpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nichetpur from other places

Nichetpur lies about 8.7 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rakhitpur, about 2.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nichetpur
Nearest railway station Rakhitpur 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baliapur 4.1 km
Nearest town Jharia 8.1 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 8.7 km

Villages closest to Nichetpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baliapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nichetpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichetpur village had a population of 762. That makes it the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Nichetpur village has 404 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichetpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nichetpur is 828201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nichetpur covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nichetpur falls under Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nichetpur is Rakhitpur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nichetpur.

Nichetpur is about 8.7 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nichetpur is in Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rakhitpur is about 2.5 km away. Baliapur is about 4.1 km away. Jharia is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (1.8 km), Belgaria (3.3 km) and Baliapur (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nichetpur today is likely to be higher.

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